Processors
Processors (Intel® Core™, Intel® Xeon®, etc); processor utilities and programs (Intel® Processor Identification Utility, Intel® Extreme Tuning Utility, Intel® Easy Streaming Wizard, etc.)
Announcements
The Intel sign-in experience has changed to support enhanced security controls. If you sign in, click here for more information.
12924 Discussions

Intel 10th Gen, 11th Gen i5 TDP vs Power Consumption

kvstst
Beginner
389 Views

I read in some articles that the CPU may use more power than the TDP because the TDP is the power consumption when run at base frequency. Is this true?

[Edit: 

Why Intel Processors Draw More Power Than Expected: TDP and Turbo Explained (anandtech.com)

Intel's Desktop TDPs No Longer Useful to Predict CPU Power Consumption - ExtremeTech

PBP vs TDP: Intel changes power consumption starting with 12th-gen chips - Liliputing

]

 

For example if I am using i5-11500T (Base freq: 1.90GHz, Max turbo: 3.90GHz) with TDP 32W, at Max turbo of 3.90GHz will the power consumption be much higher? Is it possible to have a limit on the max power consumption in the BIOS?

 

I also noticed that the base frequency for 11th Gen is lower than 10th Gen with the same TDP. For example, i5-11500T has based frequency of 1.50GHz while i5-10500T has base frequency of 2.30GHz. Does it mean the 10th Gen is more efficient?

 

 

0 Kudos
2 Replies
AlHill
Super User
387 Views

"I read in some articles..."

Provide a source for these articles and claims.

 

Doc (not an Intel employee or contractor)
[Maybe Windows 12 will be better]

SystormX
Beginner
169 Views

Here is an example for you for 12900K:

 

Before 12th gen, information was only about Base Power, as I remember.

Reply